Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sangatte today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sangatte at 11PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Sangatte. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | N 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
75 | 88 | 58 | 30 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:34PM7.57m | 3:55AM7.54m | 4:12PM7.52m | 4:33AM7.38m | 4:52PM7.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34PM0.71m | 10:53AM0.92m | 11:12PM0.87m | 11:31AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | N 4 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | WSW 6 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
75 | 88 | 58 | 30 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 477 | 455 | 399 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 169 | 379 | 345 | 464 | 269 | 449 | 269 | 460 | 460 | 729 | 561 | 460 | 460 |
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